HC Deb 09 March 1978 vol 945 c752W
Mr. Moate

asked the Secretary of State for Transport whether any increase in permitted maximum lorry weights would be considered to require unanimity in the Council of Ministers.

Mr. William Rodgers

An EEC directive for the type approval of heavy goods vehicles in respect of their weights and dimensions, as at present proposed by the Commission, would need to be based on a unanimous decision of the Council of Ministers.